Locomotive-tender.



No. 840,038. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907."- W. L. BASKINS.

- LOOOMOTIVE TENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.15,1906.

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an'uonfoz 1"No.f840,038. PATENTED JAN. 1', 1907.

W. L. BASKINS. LOGOMOTIVE TENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.15,1906.

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maven l'oz W LBCLSIY L718 .Ne. 8 ,0 8- i Specification'of'IiettersPatent.

"' Patented Jan; 1,1907.

Application filed Mar 01115 190s. sea n. 366,275. I

To all whom it mag concern);-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BAsKINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alliance, in the county of Boxbutte and State .of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locomotive-Tenders,of which the following is a specification. y-This invention relates ingeneral to a ten der for locomotives, and more particularly to an;improved method of constructing the coalbin, whereby "the coal can bemechanically fed toward the forward end of the tender, where it isreadily accessible for feeding the fires under the engine.

The invention consists, essentially, in the formation of the coal-binwith a movable bottom, means being provided whereby the brittom can betilted so as to form an inclined plane, which throws the coal toward theforaward end of the bin.

This construction would obviate the necessity of taking on coal at everycoal-station and would also render it unnecessary for the firemanorbrakenian to pull the coal down within the tender.

For a full description of the invention and 'the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the folowing descriptionand ac companying drawings, in which- .Figure 1 is a .ongitudinalsectional view through a tender constructed in accordance with theinvention, showing the coal-bin as lowered and in normal position.

transverse sectional view through the same.

3 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the r'earend of thecoal-bin in an elevated position; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionalviewthrough the cylinder, showing the method of connecting thepiston-rod to the coal-bin.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in alltheviews of the drawings by the samethdbo'ttomfofthe tender at4, so that the reference characters. {f" Theinventlon s shown as apphed to a tender similarto those common use inwhich the rear portion lief-occupied by the water tank, While-theforward portion 2 receives the coal-bin 3. This coal-bin 3 isconstructedseparatefrom the tender, so as to fit withhithe -forward endthereof, and is hinged to rear portion can-beswung upwardly and thetmttorn ,of the bin thereby tilted I so as to termaiiilfute which willdeliver the coal to- Fig. 2 is a readily removed through the coal-gate5'. The sides of that portion of the tender within -which the coal-bin 3rests have their upper portions beveled at 6, and the sides 7 of thecoal-bin have their upper portions flared outwardly at 8 and theninwardly at 9, the outward-ly-flared portions 8 resting upon the bevelededges 6 of the sides of the tender. It may also be found desirable toextend the outwardly-flared portions 8 of the sides of the bin somewhatinwardly, as seen at 10,

deliver the coal from the sides of the bin toward the center thereof.seen that by flaring the upper portion of the bin the double object isaccomplished of greatly increasing the capacity thereof and of soforming the bin that the coal will be delivered toward the centerthereof, where it can be readily brought down to the coal-gate 5 bytilting the bin.-

ln order to elevate the rear end of the bin 3, an upright cylinder 11 islocated beneath the tender and is provided with a piston, the piston-rodof which passes through the bottom of the tender and is connected to ablock 15 by the ball-and-socket joint 14, the said block being slidablymounted between two guide members 16, secured to the bottom of the bin.This sliding connection movement of the parts when the bottom of thecoal-bin is tilted. Thiscylinder 11 may be operated in any suitablemanner, but is preferably connected .to .the locomotiveboiler by meansof a steam-pipej12, provided parent" that by opening the valv e a'ndallowing the steam to enter the cylinder 11 the rear end of the coal-bin3 will be forced upwardly and the contents thereof delivered toward theforward end. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Thecombination of a tender provided with a coal-bin, a movable bottom forthe coal-bin, a rod bearing-against one end of the movable bottom so asto tilt the same and form an inclined plane, the said rod having aslidable connection with the movable bottom, and means for operating therod.

site sides of which are beveled, a movable coal-bin fitting within thetender and provided. with. oppositely-disposed sides, the

It will thus be serves to compensate for the longitudinal ,iiward thefrontiof the bin, where it can, be" I thereby forming inclined planeswhich will with a suitable valve 13. It will-thus be ap- 1 2.Thecombination of a tender, the oppo- I IIO lower portions of which areapproximately ter thereof, and meansjfor tilting the bin to vertical,while the upper portions are flared form an inclined plane for thedelivery of the outwardly and adapted to rest upon the bevcoal towardthe lower end thereof.

elededges of the sides of the tender, exten- In testimony whereofI affixmy signature 5 sions projecting inwardly from the flared in presence oftwo witnesses.

' portions of the sides and extending somewhat beyond the lower verticalportions of W L BASKINS' the 'sides, the said extensions forming in-Witnesses: clined planes for throwing the coal away H. E. BAILEY,

m from the sides of the bin and toward the cenl J. R. BASKINS.

